Bee colony
The crossword clue "Bee colony" is answered by HIVE, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HIVE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HIVE answer page.
Used 41 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- APIARY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HIVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by HIVE, most used first.
- Bee's home - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Busy place - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- New Mexico art colony - TAOS, used 100 times
- Colony members - ANTS, used 41 times
- The Bee Gees, e.g. - TRIO, used 35 times
- The Bee -- - GEES, used 30 times
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